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Big Green defender Kelly Hopley '11 had one turnover in Dartmouth's 14-4 loss against Princeton Saturday.

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Women's lacrosse falls to No. 7 Princeton, 14-4

By Manisha Apte | April 20, 2009

Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Unable to maintain its momentum from Wednesday's win against Harvard, the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team fell to No.

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Softball splits series against Yale

By David Jiang | April 20, 2009

The Big Green softball team went 2-2 over the weekend, splitting both of its doubleheaders against Yale in New Haven, Conn. After the weekend, Dartmouth's Ivy League record stands at 11-5.

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Big Green football looks to start anew next season

By Peter Keshtkar | April 20, 2009

It's no secret that the Dartmouth football team had a tough time on the field last fall, posting the program's first winless season in 125 years.

Bolstered by an unrelenting offense, including a goal by Sarah Plumb '12, the team cruised to a 13-6 victory.

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Women's lax dominates Harvard to stay in Ivy title race

By Manisha Apte | April 17, 2009

Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff As the game day weather finally brightened up, so too did the Dartmouth's women's lacrosse team, overpowering Harvard (4-9, 1-4 Ivy) to win 13-6 at home on Wednesday. Recovering from a tough loss in overtime to the No.

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Softball ends three-game win streak in close game at UConn

By Tianchi Xu | April 17, 2009

The Dartmouth softball team came up short against the University of Connecticut on Wednesday afternoon in Storrs, Conn., as the Huskies halted a three-game Big Green winning streak by a score of 5-3. Dartmouth (18-15, 9-3 Ivy) still maintains its lead atop the North Division of the Ivy League, while the Huskies (25-12, 7-6 Big East) continue their midseason resurgence, notching their 11th victory in the last 12 games. Heading into its second non-conference game in less than a week, the Big Green looked to capitalize on its momentum after sweeping a doubleheader with Brown last Sunday, co-captain Christy Autin '10 said. "We faced some hardship early in the season while up against some of the biggest and best programs in the country, and since we've been home," she said.

Ari Sussman '10 scored the game-tying goal with 54 seconds left to send Dartmouth's game against Yale into overtime.

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Men's lacrosse gets first Ivy win at Yale in OT thriller

April 17, 2009

IAN BLUMENTHAL / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team overcame a shocking fourth-quarter offensive display by Yale to beat the Bulldogs 14-13 in overtime in New Haven, Conn.

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Men's, women's rugby to head to nationals this weekend

April 16, 2009

With strong play against tough West Coast competition fresh under their belts, the men's and women's rugby teams will look to continue their winning ways this weekend at the USA Rugby Collegiate Championships.

Big Green starting pitcher Colin Britton '11 pitched six innings in Dartmouth's 13-3 win over UVM on Tuesday.

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Baseball overcomes first-inning deficit to beat UVM 13-3

April 16, 2009

Chris Parker / The Dartmouth Staff The Big Green baseball team, struggling back after a tough first inning, pulled off a 13-3 clobbering of the University of Vermont on Tuesday at Red Rolfe Field.

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Sailors race to strong finishes on the Charles River in Boston

By Arik Clausner | April 15, 2009

The Dartmouth women's sailing team had a strong showing this weekend, racing to a third-place finish at the President's Trophy Women's Regatta at Boston University.

Parsons will look to cap off a dominant year by becoming the first Dartmouth rider to win a national championship.

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Parsons '10 set to represent equestrian team at nationals

By Richard Mezzasalma | April 15, 2009

Courtesy of Samantha Parsons It has been a remarkable year for Samantha Parsons '10, who has been the top competitor on the Dartmouth equestrian team this season.

The Dartmouth women's track and field team took first place in the Brown Invitational, edging out Brown by less than three points.

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Big Green track and field teams begin outdoor season on top

By Claire Monagan | April 14, 2009

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff Despite extremely windy conditions and bad weather, the Big Green found success in both track and field events during its first two outdoor competitions of Spring term at the Brown Invitational this past weekend and the Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton the weekend before. At Princeton, Big Green not only walked away with six first-place finishes, but also a new school record, an NCAA Regionals-qualifying throw and four IC4A-qualifying performances. Emily Daly '09 smashed the previous College record to pieces with her hammer throw of 59.34 meters -- almost 2 meters farther than Dartmouth's previous record.

The Big Green women's tennis team will continue its Ivy League schedule, playing Yale and Brown this weekend before taking on Harvard next week.

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Women's tennis beats Penn, falls short against Princeton

By Alix Peabody | April 14, 2009

Ricky Melgares / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth women's tennis team split its weekend matches, defeating the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, 5-2, before falling to Princeton 6-1 on Saturday. The Big Green (8-11, 2-2 Ivy) took the important doubles point, winning two out of three doubles matches against the Quakers (1-14, 0-5 Ivy). Molly Scott '11 and Mary Beth Winingham '10 toppled the Penn duo in the No.

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Toe to Toe: Karr versus Rose (Rose)

By Jordan Rose | April 13, 2009

I'd like to apologize for the absence of my colleague, Michael Thomas Whalen Knapp, from these pages this week.

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Toe to Toe: Karr versus Rose (Karr)

By Ryan Karr | April 13, 2009

This week I will be stepping over from my normal perch at Karr's Chronicles to the Toe-to-Toe section for a friendly debate with Mr. Rose about college athletics at a broad level.

The normally high-scoring Big Green offensive attack was held to just five total runs in its doubleheader on Saturday.

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Softball wins one, loses one in doubleheader against Bears

By David Jiang | April 13, 2009

ANDREW FOUST / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth softball team split a doubleheader with Ivy foe Brown Saturday afternoon at Sachem Field.

Andy Mai/The Dartmouth StaffAfter a tough road loss to Penn, the Dartmouth men's tennis team was unable to recover, losing to Princeton on Saturday.

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Men's tennis loses both matches over weekend

By Jack Barrett | April 13, 2009

Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's tennis team dropped two Ivy League matches this weekend, falling to the University of Pennsylvania 6-1 on Friday before losing to Princeton 5-2 on Saturday. Dartmouth (4-14, 0-4 Ivy) managed to win only three matches on the weekend, two of which were secured by Curtis Roby '11, who played in the fourth spot against the Quakers and the third spot against Princeton. Roby played solid tennis all weekend, cruising to a straight-set victory against Penn freshman Phil Law 6-2, 6-1 and battling junior George Carpeni of Princeton 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

The lightweight team performed well in Boston, while the heavyweight and women's teams could not compete with a dominant Yale squad.

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Crews kick off conference action against Harvard and Yale

April 13, 2009

Maggie Goldstein / The Dartmouth Staff After warming up their oars in non-conference regatta action last week, Dartmouth's crew teams finally got their first taste of conference action over the weekend.

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Men's lacrosse falls to Cornell in 19-6 blowout

April 13, 2009

The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team lost to No. 3 Cornell 19-6 at Scully-Fahey field on Saturday. It was the Big Green's worst loss of the year. Ari Sussman '10 led the way for the Big Green with a pair of goals and an assist.

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Women's lacrosse loses in overtime to No. 2 Penn, 7-6

By Manisha Apte | April 13, 2009

Despite a strong effort against the undefeated No. 2 University of Pennsylvania, the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team succumbed to a late defeat in overtime, 7-6, in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Dartmouth's explosive offensive attack was dampened by the Bears, but the Big Green still managed to take three of four on the weekend.

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Baseball wins three of four, extends Rolfe Divison lead

By Stefanie Lazow | April 13, 2009

Chris Parker / The Dartmouth The weather finally warmed up this weekend, and the Dartmouth baseball team continued to bring the heat, extending its winning streak to 13 before losing the final game of the weekend to Brown. The Big Green (14-10, 11-1 Ivy) swept Brown (12-14-1, 8-4 Ivy) in a doubleheader on Saturday, putting away the Bears 5-2 in both games.